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Scientists identify Buphenyl as a possible drug for Alzheimer's disease

(Medical Xpress)—Buphenyl, an FDA-approved medication for hyperammonemia, may protect memory and prevent the progression of Alzheimer's disease. Hyperammonemia is a life-threatening condition that can affect patients at ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Mar 11, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Cardiovascular risk evaluation for all men should include assessment of sexual function

Assessment of sexual function should be incorporated into cardiovascular risk evaluation for all men, regardless of the presence or absence of known cardiovascular disease, according to Dr. Ajay Nehra, lead author of a report ...

Cardiology created Aug 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Researchers study mitochondrial function, potential new therapeutic target for Alzheimer's disease

Researchers at Rush University Medical Center are conducting an early phase clinical trial of a novel drug therapy for patients with dementia due to Alzheimer's disease. The drug is a new compound called MSDC-0160, which ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Feb 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Study finds association between air pollution and cognitive decline in women

A large, prospective study led by a researcher at Rush University Medical Center indicates that chronic exposure to particulate air pollution may accelerate cognitive decline in older adults. The results of the study will ...

Health created Feb 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Emotional neglect in children linked to increased stroke risk later in life

New research suggests that people who were emotionally neglected as children may have a higher risk of stroke in adulthood. The study is published in the September 19, 2012, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the ...

Neuroscience created Sep 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study reveals young women with the BRCA mutation feel different and misunderstood

(Medical Xpress)—A study authored by Rebekah Hamilton, RN, PhD, associate dean of the Rush University College of Nursing, found that young women with a BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutation felt different and misunderstood.

Cancer created Sep 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Minimally invasive spine surgery using real-time 3-D CT imaging allows patients to recover more quickly

(Medical Xpress)—With demand for unresolved back pain relief growing as the U.S. population ages, Rush University Medical Center is doing more minimally invasive spine surgery procedures that allow patients to return to ...

Surgery created Jan 15, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Disparity in breast cancer between black and white women can be eliminated by regular screening

Regular mammography screening can help narrow the breast cancer gap between black and white women, according to a retrospective study published in Breast Cancer Research and Treatment in August.

Cancer created Sep 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists home in on cause of osteoarthritis pain

Researchers at Rush University Medical Center, in collaboration with researchers at Northwestern University, have identified a molecular mechanism central to the development of osteoarthritis (OA) pain, a finding that could ...

Arthritis & Rheumatism created Dec 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Breast milk reduces risk of sepsis and intensive care costs in very-low-birth-weight infants

Feeding human breast milk to very-low-birth-weight infants greatly reduces risk for sepsis and significantly lowers associated neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) costs, according to a study by Rush University Medical Center ...

Health created Feb 06, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Preventive hemophilia A treatment reduces annual bleeding events and frequency of infusions

A Rush University Medical Center led international research team has announced that a treatment to prevent bleeding episodes in children with hemophilia A also is effective for adolescents and adults.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Purpose in life may protect against harmful changes in the brain associated with Alzheimer's disease

Greater purpose in life may help stave off the harmful effects of plaques and tangles associated with Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study by researchers at Rush University Medical Center. The study, published in ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created May 07, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Daily physical activity may reduce Alzheimer's disease risk at any age

Daily physical activity may reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease and cognitive decline, even in people over the age of 80, according to a new study by neurological researchers from Rush University Medical Center that will ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Apr 18, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Studies: Memory declines faster in years closest to death

Two new studies published in the April 4 online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, suggest that a person's memory declines at a faster rate in the last two-and-a-half years of lif ...

Neuroscience created Apr 04, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Colonoscopy or flexible sigmoidoscopy may be used to predict Parkinson's

Two studies by neurological researchers at Rush University Medical Center suggest that, in the future, colonic tissue obtained during either colonoscopy or flexible sigmoidoscopy may be used to predict who will develop Parkinson's ...

Parkinson's & Movement disorders created May 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0